The Air Hog Aero Ace is the most fun you can have in the park without sneaking …

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There's been a lot of talk on our forums (they do supply us with stories, and I do appreciate it) about a certain remote-controlled airplane that was on clearance for US$20. What kind of plane can you get for that price? A really cool one, actually. After reading page after page of people raving about the planes I finally caught up with a friend of mine who had one and he let me grab the sticks for a few flights.

While it won't do well in winds, the thing flies very well. It seems to go for about five minutes or so on a single charge, the controls have a good reach, and it got pretty far away from us and still took commands like a champ. We had a great hour or so flying the plane around a local park, and the plane is so quiet it sometimes seems like it's gliding. With a little practice it's simple to keep the plane in the air for a whole charge. While the wings seem a little cheap when you're handling the plane, we put it through some pretty ugly looking crashes without any damage. Good times.

There's a ton of ways to mod out your plane, from adding LEDs to removing the bottom two wings, so if you're into tinkering there's a good amount of projects to keep you busy. For only US$30 I'm going to pick up one or two of these and hit the park.